Bayesian Modeling for Cognitive Science, A WinBUGS Workshop
August 22 - August 26 2011

University of Amsterdam
Roetersstraat 15, 1018 WB
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

url:   http://bayescourse.socsci.uva.nl
email: bayescourse@gmail.com

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Target audience
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This workshop is meant for researchers who want to learn how to apply
Bayesian inference in practice. Most applications we discuss are taken
from the field of cognitive science. Because the workshop is based on
a set of book chapters and concrete exercises of varying difficulty,
the course material is appropriate for researchers with a wide range
of prior knowledge and interests.

Although some basic knowledge of Bayesian inference is an advantage,
this is not a prerequisite. In the course we use WinBUGS in
combination with R or Matlab (the choice is yours), and therefore some
basic knowledge of either R or Matlab is also an advantage.

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Summary
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In this workshop, plenary lectures provide the theoretical background
of Bayesian statistics, and practical computer exercises teach you how
to use the popular WinBUGS program and apply it to a wide range of
different statistical models. After completing this workshop, you will
have gained not only a new understanding of statistics, but also the
technical skills to implement models that are appropriate for the
substantive hypotheses that you seek to test.

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Course materials
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For several years now, Michael Lee and Eric-Jan Wagenmakers have been
working on a course book about Bayesian graphical modeling. This book
is used to teach graphical modeling courses at UCI, OSU, UW, and UvA.
A thoroughly updated and restructured version of this course book will
form the basis of this workshop. At the start of the workshop, you
will receive a printed copy of the latest version of the book, a
memory stick with all the computer code, and a printed copy of the
solutions to the exercises.

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Costs
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Early bird student: 400 euros (register before: February 1st 2011)
Student: 500 euros
Early bird non-student: 500 euros (register before: February 1st 2011)
Non-student: 600 euros

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More information can be found at the following website:
http://bayescourse.socsci.uva.nl/